My Heart Bleeds For You PT.4

(AU Kataang FanFic)

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That day started… differently then others.

It started off with us setting up camp on a river bank, while we were setting up, a fish jumped out of the water multiple times.

Of course Sokka took that to mean it was taunting us, so he went to go fish for it, only to discover that Aang had took his fishing line and woven it into a necklace.

For me, to replace my mothers, that I lost while saving Haru's dad.

It was a really sweet gesture, looking back now, I cringe at what I said to him after, I said he 'was just a good friend a sweet little guy, just like Momo'.

But no matter how sweet the gesture, Sokka was furious, I guess given the fact he hadn't eaten in nearly 2 weeks at this point. I should have expected an outburst soon.

But then we heard a commotion coming from deeper in the woods, it was a man getting attacked by a platypus-bear.

We all tried to give the man advice, on how he could escape but he just kept dodging the beasts attack, until eventually Appa just scared the beast off.

The man said he wasn't afraid of the platypus-bear, because a fortune teller named Aunt Wu, had predicted he wouldn't be harmed, and that if he met any travelers to give them a gift.

Then he said goodbye and kept walking.

That gift turned out to be an umbrella, and strangely enough it started raining as soon as we opened it, I mean it was probably a coincidence… but who can be sure.

We decided to go and visit this Aunt Wu and hear our fortunes, when we got to her house, she said she had been expecting us. Again strange but probably just another coincidence.

I decided to go first in hearing my fortune, she told me that… I would marry a very powerful bender, of course my mind went to Aang.

He has helped me so much since I've met him, subdued my hunger, and brought the love I thought I'd lost back.

But would he ever love me?

I am still a monster on the inside, I can't really imagine a world…. Where I deserve… Love.

I remember everyone that me and Sokka 'made disappear'. Every father who went missing while hunting, every son who got lost exploring. Every person who's family never saw them again.

I never enjoyed it, I never asked for the hunger. And yet I still feel guilty for every life we cut short.

How could Aang ever love someone so evil?

That was the end of my fortune, it was then Aang's turn.

I can't lie, a part of me wanted to go and listen, to see if he could possibly be the one. But I decided against it, someone had to watch after Sokka.

Aang came back with a worried look on his face, and he was looking at Sokka, he walked out of the hut without saying a word, I had to go talk to him, to see what she said. I foolishly left Sokka alone in that hut.

An action I still regret.

Once I caught up to Aang he turned to me and looked distraught. I asked him what Aunt Wu had told him.

What he told me shocked me.

He told me that she said, 'Sokka would meet his end, at the blade of a girl he loved'

The first part confused me, could it mean Suki? Maybe someone we would meet later on? But a bigger question loomed. I asked 'why would she tell you that, what does it have to do with you?'

Perhaps it could mean he could stop it or maybe he was responsible, but I was not expecting what I did hear.

He said that when he tried to ask for more clarification she told him 'I can say no more, as this will be my last prediction'.

I immediately knew, exactly what she meant. I shouldn't have left Sokka alone, I told Aang to go back to are camp site and start packing, and that I would go and get Sokka.

He was confused at my concern, but he didn't ask question, once he was out of sight, I started running back to the village.

What I saw haunts me.

The village was decimated, buildings were on fire, people laid throughout the streets dead or dying. I saw my brother on top of another person, eating… the person was screaming in pain.

He had killed everyone.

I couldn't have been gone for more then 10 minutes, and still, everyone was gone.

He finished with the person he was on top of, and walked up to me like nothing had happened, and proceeded to nonchalantly say 'I think it's about time we get out of here, we'll just chock this up to the Fire Nation, huh sis?'

I stared at him coldly and just said 'yeah sure, let's leave'. There wasn't much to say.

His next words made my blood run cold.

'Ha, they had it coming anyway, I appreciate you getting Aang out of there sis. I couldn't have done it without you. Love you sis'

That thought hurt, I was responsible for this? If I would have stayed, Sokka probably wouldn't have done this.

It's my fault.

I just wanted to leave, to get out of the destroyed town, to get out of my destroyed life.

After that we both went to the camp site to find Aang almost finished with packing. We helped finish up, and loaded everything on Appa.

That ride was a solemn one, I never really had nightmares of the times me or Sokka killed. But this was different.

I saw the carnage, the death and destruction. I saw me, I had replaced Sokka and was eating the screaming person instead. But it wasn't just any person…. It was Aang.

I woke up in a flash of terror. To see Sokka asleep and Aang looking at me with a concerned look on his face.

He asked if everything was ok. I lied and told him yes.

My mind wondered back to my thoughts earlier.

It's impossible, I can't possibly deserve love. Aang would soon find out the monster I truly am, and he would hate me. No I don't deserve love.

I looked back at Aang's smiling face and a new thought came to mind.

Do I?